Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 14 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 8AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (14 Mar)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (14 Mar)8ft (2.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)11111313136889991010101010910131318171717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4949599893195277692815777721784788874963943833701144412663291325329642574
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
10
W
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
2.11
7:42AM
2.25
8:09PM
2.22
8:37AM
2.41
9:03PM
2.38
9:22AM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:20AM
0.98
2:05PM
0.94
2:27AM
0.82
2:58PM
0.74
3:16AM
0.61
3:40PM
0.51
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise----7:16-------7:16-------7:18---
Sunset-------7:42-------7:40-------7:38
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
2211-----2--------------
Temp. °C202020191819181817161615171818171616151617181817
Feels °C (?)232222171314141412111312131414131314141516161615
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